Brandon Jones is a marine biologist who joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Center for Environmental Research in 2003 and now is the team leader for the agency's STAR (Science to Achieve Results) fellowship program. The highly competitive STAR fellowships support promising students nationwide earning advanced degrees in fields related to environmental science. In addition to his EPA work, Jones serves as a mentor with programs that encourage students from underrepresented communities to pursue careers in Earth and aquatic sciences. He also has been an adjunct professor of environmental science at Trinity University in Washington.